[nfbcs] NVDA

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hi Traci!!

thanks for the info on the NVDA screen reader. What is the web address?

Also, how is the speech quality?

Thanks!

Liz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: [nfbcs] NVDA


> For various reasons, I decided to try NVDA on my new netbook, and now I've
> made it the default screen reader.  It's nice to have a screen reader that
> doesn't cost twice as much as the machine it's running on.  Usually, I'm a
> big believer that you get what you pay for, but, so far, I'm getting a lot
> more than I paid for (since NVDA is free).  There are some things I have
> trouble with, like spell checking in Word 2003.  But they might be
> resolved if I'd sit down a few minutes and read the User's Guide again. Or
> maybe it's just not perfect, but it is darn good.
> If all I had to do was regular computer tasks, surfing the Net, and simple
> wordprocessing, it would suit very well.  As is, I still have to go back
> to a demo copy of JFW, but not   too much.
> Anyway, I recommend giving NVDA a try, if you're getting tired of FS's
> pricing structure, and finding that the latest "upgrade" is not really an
> upgrade at all.
>
> A happy user
> Tracy
> er tasks, plus surfing the Net, reading email, and doing simple
> wordprocessing, it would suit very well.  As is, I occasionally have to
> switch to a demo copy of Jaws, but really NVDA on my
>
>
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